I hate it when other adults ‘parent’ my kids. What can I do?

By Christiane Kehoe, Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
Elizabeth Westrupp, Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University

Long weekends often bring family and friends together in a mix of generations.

Somewhere between the egg hunt and hot cross buns this weekend, there might be a moment where another adult steps in to “parent” your child in ways that don’t sit well with you. Maybe they are too sharp or too bossy. Or it’s just not how you do things.

These situations are often less about those involved “behaving badly” and more about emotions running high. This goes for kids and adults.

What can you do about it?

What’s going on?

It can be uncomfortable when…

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